Title: Beggars in Spain (Original Novella) Author: Nancy Kress Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: William Morrow and Company Publication Date: 1991 (Novella) Ebook: 100 Pages PLEASE NOTE: This is the original novella which won the Hugo and Nebula awards. Leisha Camden is a genetically engineered ‘Sleepless.’ Her ability to stay awake all the time has not only made her more productive, but the genetic modifications have also given the ‘Sleepless’ a higher IQ and may even make them immortal. Are they the future of humanity? Or will the small community of ‘sleepless’ be hunted down as freaks by a world that has grown wary of its newest creation? Stand alone or series: The first part of the Sleepless Series (collected in the full-length novel of the same name in 1993). How did I get this book: Bought Format (e- or p-): Ebook Why did I read this book: I’ve read a few works by Nancy Kress in the past year, and have been wholly taken in by her writing. When this novella didn’t win an Old School Wendesday Readalong poll a few months back, I was heartbroken – but not for long, because I greedily decided to read this heralded SFF […]